Recorded live in Los Angeles, California USA

"Fallen Angel"
"Repeat After Me"
Re-recorded vocals, sax and guitars at Studio Pros in Los Angeles
Sax instrumental by Saul Lubaroff / engineer James Edel, U of Iowa
Spotify:
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Copyright 2019 James Dean Claitor

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"Lovers Lament" (instrumental version)
Copyright 2019 James Dean Claitor
All rights reserved
ASCAP member

Recorded live  in Los Angeles, California USA
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Lovers Lament (Live Instrumental)

Lovers Lament (Instrumental Version)

"Mercedes Man"

Mercedes Man
Reads the Wall Street Journal
See his sandals
He looks eternal
Mercedes Man's got three fast friends 
Money
Love and
Mercedes Benz

High class girls
Always count the cost 
Moving fast

But they all get lost
In his exhaust
And never last

Hey, take a number
For your personal chance 
To be the Queen
Of his true romance

Mercedes Man's got three fast friends 
Money
Love and
Mercedes Benz

Mercedes Man's got artistic ways 
But it's all just a game he plays 
Say you're in the market
Ready to ride
Operate the handle and 
Spin inside

That three point star in front of his car
can lift you up
He can free your mind 
From the daily grind and pick you up
His bottom line defines 
Life on Earth
Your new self worth will be 
His universe

Mercedes Man's got three fast friends 
Money
Love and
Mercedes Benz

Mercedes Man
Deals in risky stocks
See the bankers
Shaking in their socks 
Mercedes Man
Always in the news 
Mercedes Man
And he never gets the blues

People on the street
See the world at his feet
And they want inside
But no one seems to care 
How they make it up there 
They'll steal and lie
God you don't have to wonder 
What money can do
Or when it's time
Who will rescue you

Mercedes Man 
Mercedes Man

solo

Mercedes Man's got three fast friends 
Money
Love and
Mercedes Benz
Money Love and it
Never ends 
Money Love and it 
Never ends

Copyright 2019 James Dean Claitor and Burton Milward, Jr. 
Recorded at Studio Pros, Los Angeles
Vocals by Alice
Harmonica solo by Marty Howe

Mercedes Man 2019 MIX 1

RAIN

￼I was looking for a needle in a haystack 
I might still find it or not
Maybe not 
Hold on
Wait a minute
Let me think this over 
Maybe I’ll try loving you a lot

When we’re looking for love
That will last forever 
Searching long and hard
Maybe now is the time to love
The moment right now

When we’re looking for a rainbow of perfection
And only find a tiny drop
Why not love what’s falling to you 
Falling from above 

With the Earth below you
And the sky high above
Why not love what’s all around you
You know it all so well

Send down your love
Like the falling rain

Send down your love
Like the falling rain

(Musical interlude)

Send down your love 
Like the falling rain

Send down your love
Like the falling rain

Copyright 2019 James Dean Claitor 
Words and music by James Dean Claitor
ASCAP member

Keys: Mark
Electric Piano and Bass: Jim
Vocal: Filip
Harmonies: Evan

Rain

Rain (Instrumental version)
Music by James Dean Claitor and Robert K. Landrum

Keyboards and bass by Kinny Landrum
Flute by Marty Howe 

Copyright 2019 James Dean Claitor and Robert K. Landrum

Rain (Instrumental Version)

"Little Bit of Love"
Words and music by james dean claitor

I remember somebody asking where
Where he’s gone to
But I didn’t want to answer them that I didn’t know 
But the question still remains in my mind though 
Where did our love go
Where did it go?
Everybody’s got their own ideas, their own answers 
What you you want to believe is yours
There ain’t no right or wrong
But what you do is going to come back on you 
Sometime
What you say
What you do
Is going to come back on you 
Before long
Give a little bit of love 
Get a little bit
Give a little bit
of love
Give a little bit 
Get a little bit Every day
hey hey, you’re going to need some love 
Sooner or later
why not give a little bit now
A little smile
you know It’s not that hard, no 
To give a little
To get a little love
Got to love a little bit every day
Even though sometimes you might not feel that way 
Give a little
Get a little bit of love
Every day every day every day
Give a little love 
Get a little love 
Every day
Give a little love 
Get a bit

 Give a little bit 
Get a little bit 
Every day
Give a little love and
Get a little love
Try to brighten up somebody’s day
Give a little love and 
Get a little love 
Every day
—— start fade ——
Give a little love 
Get a little love
in return 
Every day
Give a little love 
Get a little love 
Every day
(repeat to fade)

Copyright 2019 James Dean Claitor
ASCAP member
Vocals: Alice
Background vocals: Alice

Little Bit of Love MIX 1

Little Bit Of Love MIX 1

Inspiration Piano Solos to Celebrate The Holidays

Winter Solstice

"Figment 4"
music by JDC
saxophone: Saul Lubaroff 

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor

Figment 4

A non-preachy, socially conscious message wrapped around a sweet love song. Written by Peter Foldy and co-produced with Miklos Malek.

Toxic World - single

November 8, 2019

Toxic World

"Conundrum"

Original jazz composition by James Dean Claitor

Electric Piano: JC
Saxophone: Chris West
Bass: Mystery player
Percussion: JC
Synths: Kinny Landrum 
Engineer: JC

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor

Conundrum

“622 AM”
(24 bit mix 3 version)
Vibes and percussion: Mike Dillon
Electric piano/bass: JC
Flute: Chris West
Engineer: Reno Powers
Additional percussion: Reno Powers
Written by James Dean Claitor

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor 
All rights reserved 
ASCAP member

622 AM

wildflower (rough)

“The Color of Heartbreak”

The color of heartbreak
Is a colorless sound
The color of heartbreak
Is going to bring you down
Could you become the one that I dreamt is real

When I first loved you
I just played the fool
I could not believe your love 
'Cause it broke all the rules

Washing away my love
And all my hopes with you, my dear 
Your face, your hair, your eyes
With every drop of my falling tears

The color of heartbreak 
Is the darkness of loss 
You’ll never recover
No matter the cost

The midnight of the heart
When you’re all alone
Desperate for anyone and anyplace 
Where the light has shone.

Solo

The color of heartbreak
Is a colorless sound
the color of heartbreak
Is going to bring you down

Could you be the one
That I dreamt was real
Could you become the one,
The only one to really make me feel 

The color of heartbreak
The color of heartbreak
The color of heartbreak
Oh it’s going to bring you down
It brought me down

Produced by Kinny Landrum
Arranged by Kinny Landrum
Vocals by Alice/Studiopros
Freddy Wall: Electric guitar
Tenor Sax: Chris West
All other instruments: Kinny Landrum

Lyrics: 
James Dean Claitor and Kinny Landrum
Special thanks: Monica Heyward

Original Music: 
Mark Magennis and James Dean Claitor 

Copyright 2020 Kinny Landrum, James Dean Claitor, Reno Powers and Mark Magennis

Original copyright 2011 James Dean Claitor, Reno Powers and Mark Magennis 

Recorded in various locations in USA*
Mixed and mastered: New York, USA
*Remote 2020 studio locations: New York, Nashville and New Orleans

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The Color of Heartbreak

The Color Of Heartbreak

“Kitty Say No”

Peter J. Blume:  Trumpet and flugelhorn
Charlie Lagond:  Flute and clarinets
Kinny Landrum:  All other instruments

Written by James Dean “Jim” Claitor and Robert K. “Kinny” Landrum Jr.

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor and Robert K. Landrum

Kitty Say No

singer / songwriter / screenwriter
From Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Lives in Sharon, Connecticut
SoundCloud is wonderful!
Thank all of you :)
Love,
James

Spotify:

https://artists.spotify.com/c/artist/4bQxFXtXVxKZ9vrPWshUpJ/profile

Collaborations:

"Gustavo"
Featuring Michel Martineau on clarinet
https://soundcloud.com/james-dean-claitor/gustavo-feat-michel-martineau

"Buongiorno Baby"
Featuring Dave Panico on saxophone and Grant Jolly on drums
https://soundcloud.com/james-dean-claitor/buongiorno-baby-feat-dave?in=james-dean-claitor/sets/pseudonyms

"Second Chance" with Michel Martineau
https://soundcloud.com/james-dean-claitor/second-chance-collaboration

"Big Brother" with Mark Dorricott

https://soundcloud.com/markd54321/big-brother-collaboration-with
Original version:
https://soundcloud.com/james-dean-claitor/big-brother

"Star Fleet" with Mark Dorricott

Collaboration version:
https://soundcloud.com/james-dean-claitor/sf-mix-for-james
Original version:
https://soundcloud.com/markd54321/416-star-fleet

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